Chapter 1: The Heavenly Child

  New book, new author. Welcome to give your opinions. The content of the first few chapters is a bit cliché, just as a transition, please forgive me. The later ones will definitely not be like this. Please collect and enjoy.^_^

  Fujiacun is a small village in Hubei Province, located on the edge of the Yangtze River basin. The whole village has less than fifty households, and the villagers are not wealthy, living in earthen houses. The village is also very remote, nestled in a triangular valley, more than 100 kilometers away from the nearest county town. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, but due to its remote location, it was spared from the ravages of war during the tumultuous Ming dynasty, making it a small haven.

  In this small village, there is an old man named Fu Lao Shi who makes a living by hunting. He is a native of Fu Jia Village and used to go out to make a name for himself when he was young. He served as a soldier for over 20 years and became a captain with more than 100 men under his command. It's not that he didn't have any achievements, but in the army, you need to have connections to become a high-ranking official.

  Having seen life and death, he was tired of the days of fighting and killing. He took advantage of a business trip to leave directly and return to his hometown, living a reclusive life. Perhaps it was because he was used to being single, and also older, he didn't look for a woman to marry. Alone, in his free time, he went hunting in the mountains, exchanging game with villagers for food, and when he had extra, he took it to the county town to exchange for wine and other things.

  The days passed leisurely, but as he grew older, a heart disease weighed on him more and more. He had no son to inherit his legacy. Now in his sixties, he thought it was too late for him to have children. Originally, he thought he would bring regret to meet his parents in the afterlife. Unexpectedly, when he was over seventy years old, while hunting, he saw a less than one-month-old baby boy lying naked at the bottom of a deep pit on the mountain, about eight or nine meters deep and ten meters in diameter.

  That hole was like something fell from the sky and smashed it out, and judging by the mud, this hole was also smashed out in the past two days. It's strange to say that this kid, although small, was lying on the ground alone, naked, not crying, with a pair of bright big eyes, flashing around, looking everywhere. When he saw him coming, he even laughed loudly and opened his arms for a hug. At first glance at the child, Pei Lao Shi deeply liked him. He carefully picked up the child and made funny faces to tease him, and the child also cooperated with loud laughter. In his heart, he blamed the child's parents for being ruthless, able to abandon this spirited child.

  Looked around, didn't find any signs of people, thought to himself that the child's parents wouldn't be coming back, so he just took the child and left, laughing loudly as he went. From then on, everyone in the village knew that Fu Lao had picked up a child from the mountain. In these chaotic times, it was common for children to get lost, so no one found it strange, they just sighed at another unfortunate child.

  Because the night before he met this child, Fu Lao saw a very bright meteor in the sky, so he gave the child the name Fu Liuxing (actually, he didn't know that this child was that meteor, the child's identity will be revealed later, haha). He, who hadn't read many books, felt quite happy about not giving the child a more common name like Fu Er Gou.

  The growth of the meteor was also different from that of ordinary people. From childhood to adulthood, he had never been ill, and this child was extremely intelligent. The team leader taught him some combat skills (military school) when the meteor was two years old. Although the two-year-old had no power in using these combat skills, as long as he demonstrated them once, Little Meteor could do it exactly like a model. For more complex ones, as long as he demonstrated twice, he could completely remember.

  Originally, Fù Lǎo Shí had planned to wait until Xiǎo Liú Xīng was four or five years old before sending him to private school. Perhaps because he was too clever, Xiǎo Liú Xīng's desire to learn was very strong. Seeing other children attend private school every day, one day out of curiosity he followed them and went to play. Unexpectedly, after going once, Xiǎo Liú Xīng fell in love with attending school. At that time, he was only a little over two years old. At first, Fù Lǎo Shí thought Xiǎo Liú Xīng just wanted to have fun and would give up soon, because most children like to play and don't like attending private school.

  However, Xiao Liuxing persisted for over a year, and more than a year later, he didn't go to school not because he didn't want to, but because he no longer needed to! He still remembered the surprised expression on the private tutor's face when he accompanied Xiao Liuxing home that day - his eyes wide with wonder, his mouth agape, unable to speak clearly. The private tutor had come to tell Pifu about Xiao Liuxing's progress, and although Pifu didn't fully understand what the tutor said, he knew that normally it would take five or six years for a child to be allowed to take the county exam. But now, after just over a year of study, the private tutor had personally come to his home to tell him that Xiao Liuxing was ready to take the exam! Of course, Pifu didn't let Xiao Liuxing take the exam, because he was still just a child, only three years old. He wanted Xiao Liuxing to have a few more years of playtime, a happy childhood. The county exam could wait, but childhood wouldn't come again.

  It wasn't just him, the whole village knew that Xiao Liuxing was an incredible child prodigy, and it was said by the private school teacher himself. The private school teacher was the most learned person in the village, so everyone believed what he said. So when they saw Fu Lao Shi, they would say to him: "Fu Lao Ye, your little Xiao Liuxing is really something! He will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future and bring glory to his ancestors. Congratulations, congratulations!"

  At first, Fu Lao Shi was delighted to hear that his child was smart. Who wouldn't want others to say their kid is clever? However, it wasn't long before he discovered that Xiao Liu Xing laughed less often than before. When asked for the reason, it turned out that the village kids gradually stopped playing with him. Fu Lao Shi also knew the principle of "when a tree grows tall, the wind will blow against it", but he was also a proud person. Since those kids didn't want to play with him, he wouldn't go begging either.

  So as not to let Little Liuxing stay at home alone and bored, and also not feeling at ease with him staying at home alone, Fu Laojia thought of a good method, which was to bring Little Liuxing along every time he went hunting. This way, Little Liuxing wouldn't be bored, and he could also learn things. Little Liuxing didn't disappoint him either; in just eight months, he had learned all of Fu Laojia's over twenty years of hunting experience!

  If it weren't for the fact that he's too small, lacks strength and stature due to his innate abilities, Little Meteor could have set up a big trap! Nevertheless, Little Meteor can now hunt and kill a small wild boar all by himself! And you know what? He's only three years old, not even four yet!

  By the way, he didn't know that when he was teaching Little Meteor, a sentence he said would make Little Meteor have a nickname "Bloodthirsty Killer God" in his future life, making his enemies tremble with fear. That is: "When dealing with your prey, if you can kill it with one shot, don't use two shots. When dealing with your enemy, as long as you confirm that they are an enemy, don't miss any opportunity to eliminate them! Otherwise, they will cause a lot of trouble for you in the future." The first sentence was when he was teaching Little Meteor how to hunt, and the second sentence was his summary of life experience when he was a soldier. Of course, he just thought of it at that time and said it casually.

  He didn't want to, nor had he ever thought that Little Meteor would become a murderous demon king. But the speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. As his only relative, as his own grandfather, Little Meteor simply didn't care whether it was intentional or not; as long as it was what Grandfather said, it must be remembered in his heart!

  When the illness left, it was like pulling out silk threads, but when it came, it was like a mountain collapse. When Pei Laoshi was 76 years old and Xiao Liuxing was just over 5 years old, Pei Laoshi fell ill. The various internal injuries accumulated from more than 20 years of military service erupted all at once after catching a cold in the rain, as if they had made an appointment. Pei Laoshi, who was almost 80 years old, was no longer as robust as he was decades ago and could not withstand the invasion of the disease. After lying in bed for over a month, he finally left this world. At the time of his death, Pei Laoshi's only regret was that he couldn't be by Xiao Liuxing's side to care for him, accompany him, and watch him grow up.

  By virtue of Xiao Liuxing's intelligence, Fu Lao Shi firmly believed that Xiao Liuxing would definitely have a great future when he grew up! So he didn't worry about Xiao Liuxing's prospects. Maybe it was because he was too smart, but Xiao Liuxing seemed more mature than ordinary children, especially after several months of hunting with him, seeing many killings and bloodshed, and listening to various stories about life that Fu Lao Shi told him, especially the friendships, betrayals, and conspiracies in his military career. This made Xiao Liuxing seem even more mature, calm, and wise beyond his years. At just over five years old, he was absolutely comparable to a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in terms of mental maturity. Moreover, when Fu Lao Shi felt that he might not survive this calamity, he poured all his life experiences into Xiao Liuxing, making him seem even more mature. If you only looked at his eyes, you would never think that the person standing in front of you was a five-year-old child; on the contrary, he seemed like a fifteen-year-old boy!

  Although reluctant, Fu Lao Shi left the world with regret. When he passed away, Fu Lao Shi's mouth was still smiling. He had a grandson in his old age, and it was this excellent grandson who saw him off. Perhaps "excellent" is not enough to describe him. Fu Lao Shi was still grateful to heaven, for one must be content with what they have. This was the last life lesson that Fu Lao Shi taught Xiao Liu Xing.